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Regent
A Merry
A Program That Will
Special Two Reel Comedy
DAVID ESTERSON, President sod Isa-sing Director
WISHES ITS PATRONS
TODA Y AND TOMORROW AT 2:15, 7 and 9
links I Merry Christmas for Ever-yon.
Who Takes Advsntsgs of the Presentations
SEENA O‘VEN and MA'I'I‘ MOORE
Theatre
Christmas
Ab-y Ass-steel by an All Star Csst lo the Cosmopolltsn Presents-
(on for the Paramount Program
“BACK PAY”
Halled u Oreoi the Finest Futures Ever Released on the Para-
7 mount Prog’sm—You Know the Rest
Scenic News
D rec: “r": the Sensailonal Lyric Thestre (N. Y. Cityl Run
WlLLlAN FOX PRESENTS
“WEDNESDAY —— THURSDAY — FRIDAY
The Greatest Screen Spectacfis of All Times.
Palace
Cl ”ed on Da» :1 [Kerstin-Cyrus W. Gray, Jr., Mgr.
WlSHES
Theatre
iTS PATRONS
A Merry Christmas
And A"'n:.urlccs the Following Speclglly Arranged Hem“,
Program
TODAY AT 2:15. 6:45 and 9:15
Three Complete
Shows of Super
VAUDEVILLE
FRIDElN "JR e mam
Novelty Dancers
__..»-___ ._._
ROBERT REILLY
Assisted by Molly Kennedy
and Little Larry in a song
plny “Bedelia O 'Shea. "
. story entertainers.
BLACKADAR storm
Comedians DeLuxe
FRANK BUSH
A humorist and monologist
who is the peer of American
Artlsflc Athletes Who Wi
Today and Tomorrow
NORMA TALMADGE in
"HER ONLY WAY"
7
THE THREE HENDERSONS
BEGINNING THURSDAY — COMPLETE CHANGE OF
VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM AND PICTURES
ll Surprise and Entertsin
Wednesday Only
COLEEN MOORE in
"WALL FLOWER"
QUARTET CLUB’S ‘
CHRISIRRS TREE,
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M" ' ".W'Yh .ys
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t' .. Sf-EJTL ". l. ., "'H'. Hub w: ro‘
‘- l ms" .~ ‘ '..l‘» 2 .tllillfl ht tilt‘
inul. :i~l~«: l. .~~ .rfrut. with u
imp. am it '34.»: n? Hm mt mtwrs and
tlmlr into: in: l- ‘ roams twins; llllud‘
lhrtilrtl'mzf t'ft 4 ' t 1.27.: 'l‘hvre was:
flanlllu ;"l‘-l!'d ll'c Julius
H!" k' r .~ ‘ . *"w l' I ‘.l.lp “at: lnm'il
(Y'lfltt‘rl its; \lr'w \trl’fl. in lf'('ll()flfi Ivy;
ill. «llrlruu v.“ iMl I ‘..l.
\' 'l r 1-" w-k ill villvlrvn werel
“unhiv ‘. 2.5.1,. H, ]: .1)i"K:..l;i Of
H Mr‘r'u Ill! Yi‘..‘..'!‘.’lt'll ultt- 't-el
' "1. “int, uw' 'll ‘ ‘lvl “i": with"
.w “ml lil'i"' ' -. Luv, 11 Z'Zl’d Wm
V! In in lllll! vf' H"r(‘.’-:l:Tll“lllh, ornnm-s.
"-“kfi. frivfl win
' "c of xnrlllwn llw unri othnr refresh-
umrtts .‘ur ilvum :lli, and the Ht‘i‘nlrwm
mph rlf Hm Yil’l‘ll allow-ugh“ the club
l..‘l. nv’r'r )ltl‘l
\{1‘19 " l'illn'.
v-t-nlnc the annual.
c l wrr‘lsen will ho lwld.
'm I lnl-m‘nto tiil’il’l"? W1”
Row You“. .-
d’urlns Willi l,
he served l-w H-r. “Mr,
' ' ‘ :h m -
mitirm. I l ent rom
Th» cinh lg
mnkinr plans to minno-
H.s building hv an addition «hmii flf.
tun feat
: square in the "or. which
‘und the rush
'r'l'd or Intvmlax: the rush .1
llrrs‘. 'post o'fimp has by
.r-rrie-v}.
:1)!|"."l" pot? Yiie'i.‘ to
,v-nilwwrl Rtniirmr. instead 0' 1h:
TM?" WM“) {itiuY‘ld-.:‘»‘thnr‘." ntltn! usually used. while!
no ‘mlmv-hr of (”lurist'nns cards and
lotto-rs
u-lro amazintlv' lcrzo in addition to
ion rerulor vnlnmv nt‘ mail hmdled.
io-o‘ll. such on non-snnpor
“ford
I won h't-f‘rtl‘fifl how ”or '4":
pltorrvnnn the next day utter they
mm ‘Yinllbl 'l‘lnrulneflrrom the east
run from two nm‘ a hslf to three
hours late most every day.
not arrive on
oil nlvms to handle the regular mail
at the loci nost’offirn
“”99 MIG»: ”feel
sad
will considerably volume the flrsi dhd‘
.m-rmd finnrs, making a large hall fm‘
converts, don"t-s and other norm] nf-
lnlre.
LOCAL POST»
omen RUSH
tumours
Chi 's‘mas
m the
Although came
local
today
stores
tho
no means
Trunks ‘an rpm ”pd to carry ”w
nnd from tho'
that were sent 1nd reeeived
'l‘rnin ”x “‘9 WIS ”OW
'V'H: "l’flf‘l ”Mr inmminr mail did
scheduled time. hence
in addition
in the flood of holiday m 1
art. at were up-
Allcrk ion: at both post offices
there mn- loo... strings of neonle
.vory minute "‘11 the stamp window,
ms open. endnnorinp to purchase
poet "chm
. - H.“ —_.~_~__._..._ .
:firht and ,wttnrssod part of it.
luv-r9 Ti"
“saw it rlnrknnbd rlcl‘t eve. and two
‘wl‘nt it
new-yr..." “7.3-1 Y‘n thrrl‘Q' mark.- 0"
5 ~.-1«.i.~p»p a. could
We HM, nriinri h
. . ‘ F
that the beam arm) can worn by .
sorre'mt would have tmrlnuhtir 1"”, Coroner Phelsn. who ’44 to him:
’vI-nted ihr bruising o.’ the skin at the!
hook ri.’ f‘ o
struck it» srrc‘r-nrli. killr’i l.‘ on itj
‘31!
incl-“r: Fair! in
rm :1? of 11+ i‘w pry that he was struck‘
and knocked down.
(1.,
ni‘orlly after midnlzht on Wodhefldnx"
Imorning with Cunningham. who had;
in mi
doors for him.
he did so. could
sir-vet.
nizht foreman at the garage. washing!
over a car which had s frozen rndiaoi which he looked st Shcehsn tnd said
tor. and stood talking with him for a i ”mothinlz about “four dusher.”
little
side door to go out.
' A! he OWDOG it 1 "11111 mun Whom l and they s.ll went out. Hers he was
ht‘ described. 'snd who was D‘Mnr-i interrupted Ind asked if a, m under
There V851 the influence of liquor n: the time?
.H“ said he was not. and that he had
rlrht .and the. man rushed in. sai'lnm drsnk nothing there. “4 mt Mur-
m‘w BUN"; ron hsd not drunk nnythinx. Bruns-
He went 0“" nn looked 9.! it he was W to in-
and picked up "something” and then fluence of liquor.
went out nnd Davey ssid he followed]:
him. He saw a rmm——Gilbort—-mrue;-x
,gling with two men. Gilbert's head
Ila-ins: under the arm of one of them.
l‘hehiartino is said to have struck Gil-
{hart once with the "something" in his
lhnnd. after which he went inside the
ltlno. came. barking
ilwlood on one of his coat sleeves, the
1
“lie has destroyed my
pointing to the blood.
. znrase again.
lGilhe-rt and then went inside.
. that he saw no signs of blood . n Gil-
? bert.
Patrick
znn's companionk—on the sidewalk.
Someone. who he did not know. said
Look at the msn in the road."
.or going down with the elderly man.
he saw it was a man in army uni-
lform and that be wss bleeding.
amid. "You had bet‘lr get an unbu-
' lance or a doctor."
.tor. get s cu ond get me home." and
[the eldcriy man and Gilbert. picked
. him up and walked up Railrosd ave-
nue in the direction of the Mahack~
emo
along and asked who had called the
hospital up
know. He said that the uw he saw
was between Gilbert and two other
men and Branagan was not concern-
l‘lzlzi 5 ed in it.
in the roadway.
lame. ssve that he said that the arti-
‘ele picked up by the mu: snows-inc
to Deumtino's description wss shout
that regular 1 foot und it hit long Ind Wu thin.
from Fartn- ; and he thought it wss wood. He said
§when he found that Bnnsnn wss
‘ hurt he went to the Mnhnck'emo sud
there culled the ambulance.
which he went bsck and then got
something to eat with Davey, utter
l which they both went home.
nruze. aid that he asked Sheehsn.
Marx-on and DeM’artino, as well
other men at his gum, about the
fight as soon as he hesrd ihst some of
his men had teen impfluted in it.
Hishhosrd tbs:
wt nwronehotflrstnndthsxo
his mm had done he Of
sud to have
It Christians be green or it Christmss be white
It doesn‘t especially mutter.
- It's slwsys s day when our spirits us turn.
And lieu-ts beat a. livelier potter;
A 10:. or s blisurd. or sunshine outside—-
We will not complain or the weather:
For Christmas is Christmas, whatever bstide.
A day when we're all pals together!
Here's one day st lout when we‘n glowing with 14"li.‘
For commas. for kin end for strung».
One an when we breathe the sweet chsrlty of
The Babe who was born In 1 manger:
If only each day in the yeast might cflect
Such Joy in each child. man. or womsn.
How life would improve!
Too much of ourselves. we are human!
But let us be grateful one day in the year
Spreads love from the Poles to the Isthmus.
“'hen all the world tinxies with mirth and good cheer
And all the world shouts. "Merry Christmas!"
(Copyright. 1922. NEA Service)
When no one bu room for the mneor of hate
0r sny old zrudn to remember.
Oh, it is s tender and glorious date
This tWenty-tlfth dsy or December.
But we cunnot expmt
§ BRANAGAN'S DEATH
IS STILL UNSOLVED
«Continued on Page 7)
.ullior of 17 Hillside pisce. msnn—
gt :- of O'Connrr‘s garage. where Shee-
‘ hon. lDeMsr-tlno and Marron were em-
ployed. and near where the fight. was
held: Floyd Coffin nt‘ 34 Ohio avenue.
who was present during part of the
Medi-
cal Examiner Samuel 13. Huntington
was also min called to the (tand to
testify so to the cause of death. and
his tostimonr was recorded as most
-impnrtant in \‘lPW of what he laid re:
lean/inc liransrnn's injuries.
Huntington stated that
thcrnnl marks of injuries
Dr.
or flavor «licht abrasion.- on the fore-
head. "ht-en «M a fracture of the
inter r' the Riv-fl iv 1N: left car end.
:gs‘t‘nl'fil blood riot.- no the brain. one;
a;
of which ra- ntmni Hm sin of
tin)“,
M1710.
l-n roused by s.
“‘4 nrmr
0-:- marks on tho ’orr-V‘f‘fid." T‘i'. 'Himt—
irn’ion sewed. we mam thot
the nflomfini.
lxend. The blot?
cranso of his fall. T‘r Hunt—Y
nnswr'r to the nrirnncr-
ihr
flavor was the next witrmss and told'
enmins to ("Connor's rev-arm?
and oprn the camze'
Ile drove in and. ns'
see no one or! thei
Charles Seymour.
down
He met
whilr‘. when llt- tau-ted for the?
in.
The two men released
He said
There was an elderly nun——
Scollins. another oi’ Bison-
Att-
He
Brsnsgnn said "I don't want s doc-
IIovoi. The ambulance came
snd he said he didn't.
The first he saw of him wits
Cunningham’s story was much the
utter
“barman O'Connor. manager of the
s. nun hsd been hit
. Emma's.-
M WWsnen.
a.
m
found a piece of iron in your garage
with blood mains on it. Is this true 1’"
exclaimed."
knows he lied.
derer. no matter who he is."
sge tor wrenches and also for tire
irons and of boxing located then: all.
He also said that there wus s heavy
soda water bottle in trout of tha, acr-
mnnia, but he had thought nothing 0!
this, but expressed the wish tin: he
had kept it.
and said he drove up to the {-rdg'e
while. Mart-on 1nd Gilbert were cut.
fling. He said he saw Donn-tine come
out and hit Gilbert with Iomcthinx.
and that he new no attention. M! M
thought it was a joke. when he saw
DeMsrtino spank Gilbert with wint-
ew—r he carried in his hmd.
his gasoline for his ctr tad than :nr
:mm, a-” ,mm‘wi at the boss of the: a mun—Gilbert—lno’kinc around so if
aw". v.-. N. mark! abore‘hl‘ had lost something.
“4.." m. was found to indicate from riled that he hsd lost some name}:
An elderly man no down ths Itreet
lunar another
there;
sat on a stand in front of the fruit
an"! m. itnrkonw‘i N.” ,mdgstore and he saw thst this
' Rmnsnn—hsd been hurt.
,1... not seen him before .and didn't see
.“Phwn w. "my” "NW. “a... Mmmurh. u be was at the resr of his
“mm, ‘W ”m imrnrt n, ”w ,mck of esr most of the time. to tho gas tank
. “a; was being tilled.
tlmt- tor-y knowledge as to the cause
Sergzant Bmmm's death. since tht
K other day when I questioned you. s-‘d
=l want to know if you have sny ‘ur-
thor statement to
changes in the story you
other day?
until I get nil of the evihnce clear."
had gone into the Gv-rmnnis Hotel tun.
fore the ng'hL Denim-tine was not"
with them. Msrron mid: "Has any-
one s. rinrotte?" ond Brpmnn nid
somethin: in reply to “non. after
i like that.
liquor dispensed in the Hotel while
‘he won there. He didn‘t notic- Gil-
‘bcrt at the time of the words with
Branqgan.
sidewalk Brunsnn came up to lam
and struck him in the 1".
him for s second or two. when he re-
taiiued. Bunsm snd he won both
en the sidewalk then.
Brands-.1: in the race. but tint the lat-
ter did not. full.
and they spurred s. while, Bmmn
bscking away until he flood in the
gutter.
with
struck him. Sheehan. on the arm. and
he then struck back. Brunsnn said,
"That's enough." snd tho! was I“.
Sheen-n aid he tux-nod snd suited the local militia.
away. 4
non ssld thsi while h. was relating
with Brsnsnn “other m one up
nlonssido or him swinging s y'oce or
iron in his hula. Ho wss positive
thnt it. was iron snd not wood. Ro-
luctsntly. in snswer to s. questh-n, he
ssid thst the "other mu" wss De-
Msrtlno. v
Coroner Pholsn at this point sold:
"1 mt you to be truth with 1 0.”
sad proceeded further with his quer-
ies.
Bhoehsn ssid thst he saw genu-
tlflo st his side. but. did not see him
strike Bronson with the iron. He
thought the iron m s piece of spring
leaf. He didn't sss mono hit With it.
"Under oath." he added. "I did not
see DeMsrtino hit Brannon with the
iron. We
when hemoutodthomwitih
it in hie hsnd. Brannon began to
back “my than. as we were swinging
st. such other.
out with the iron in his hand. Bran..-
m said: “That’s enough}
turned away from him. 'Dollnruno
wssclosstnmesndwsmsnwim.
in s nos toot circle.” . 7
“0n helm: of public justice. I that
you for what you hm told me," Cos-
onsr Pinch: _
Coroner Phelnn said to O'Connor:
"It has been reported that you
"It's n downright lie." O'Connor
and whoever aid so
I will shield no mur-
He told of having scorched his gur—
Floyd Coffin was thg next wltmn
:le rot
The man re—
mnn—annsnn—who
MéNDAY, DECEMBER 25
DONNELL Y’s WISH Y0?
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thigh...
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al-
a»!
.‘n
"11171—
We had
Sheehan was then called ssnin by
"l have oboslned very Immune.
of
or
told
make. any
”.0
i
"I will prolong this case. you know.
Shot-ham said that Mama and he
Shoe-mm told Brsnmn not to talk
Then the pisco wss :losed
His «new soc my
”om; anxious to tell his stiry. but. that
in View of the informntloi of the art-f
his client. he slit-19ml himw-Dehinrtlncr
-——not to testify at this time.
tinusnca of the case until tomorrow;
concealed." Coroner Photon mid-M.”
.‘Télt‘t'drir nt'hé'nunz‘. from t}... - -* ‘ r V r’
Sheehnn hit his lips and, looking Cor-,1th 5‘ \_ it: :.- ‘3 V. Riding“ 2: _. ._ 3‘.“ ._
oner Phelan in the face. said: my, inn rm; m “I” 1:: Ii.“ .
"I've told you all." .. .n, ., r)‘ l 1-
"Your story appears to be unsatis-_, ”he.“ i
fsetory yet." Coroner Photon replied? Mann-ru- Barry. it ‘
"You are excused (0? the DWH‘nl-u .‘lzzifhe ‘V 22.1.“: 3' ilk A Fatal ’:1\ it?“ ‘- Ezornr‘
is»
Shoe-ban was then taken to his cell. noon at tho“ home 0! the 5:32.}. kits. ..., .rm .- or ..
A short while afterwards hp Mid ‘7‘.”3‘2mmxg 1"“? 1:32;. 1'" (Networks tn: - "\Il' }'.ir‘
wished to any something more. bullyi-m, Nsirmlix. H, m ”Wu...“ M, ii!“ :0 '1)”;
later changed his mind. three hymn. re ,;:.3 (..., s7. .-_ 'l‘: _ \ ‘ 'f‘n. “Wig. *
Mnrron was next hrouglzl to they». li-ju 1;.3 an.) 33;. “wt: 32;!“ l ‘ ‘
stand and said he had nothing more lit-r. 'g'lgnmiug imam“; “:1 «2 31.1,- __.___-_,_ c _._——
to Bar than he: did on Thursday. HP ,. 1;. "flaw “ ' : r, 2 Val ll" in 'xfl Tans-l .,,
didn't see anyone strike Urnnnzni and 30 from H,“ hung —‘ A ‘1‘ .- .. ‘
he didn‘t see lleMartino with the iron uric-.11»; 3mm 5!. l =‘. '- 6: ‘~
or see him strike Brnnngnn. ll" raid _ __ .._-. ”#7 ”l".-. , ____
that he wu too busy With Gilbert. ' ‘ . - ~ .. . . _ ., V» -. ‘ .,-
who bud stacked him. ionotier any: ‘
thing else. ,
Gilbert. rolled to the stand. ndmlt-s ‘
ted that his nose had been tiles-(ling:
said that. he saw only one man with ,
llrnnsgsn. snd said that he now a
nun so in the garage and thou comm
out with something in his hand. Hr
knew nothin’: frail." than thlw.
When ‘De‘Maruno was call: d. Aime.é .
not! Cult”, who had but a fur hours; '
before been retained as his con-wool,; ‘
told Coroner th'inn that lit-Morin“).
P
w
crnoon that. he had just imparted to?
Coroner Phhfsr. then mode the con-
(Tuesdsy) utter-noon at 2:15 o‘clock. -
I
There were rumors about t wn yes—z
When he and Morton remind the
Our 7?
He ssid be bit
He put up his hands
embroiled
Brsnssnn
Gilbert become
someone else than.
Then. in answer to questions. lakes-
3
h
were oil on the sidewalk
2AM Donn-tine cums
sad I
terdsy to the effort that "Dehlnrtlnol
has content" “A witmdm has been?
found that saw the blow struck.” and? '
others. which. however. failed ‘0 be
suhstnnflatod. .
would take the. stand tomorrow
would tell all he know. He said that;
his client had made no statement: to;
anyone. and had not signed or modeg
any “confession." as he had nilhtng
to "confess.”
his home in Trenton. N. J.. yesterday. . _
escorted by Sergeant Lloyd Stumps of»
George Mitchell. the well-known real,
estate denier. died Saturday evening
alter s. long illness.
by her husband and one 301'). Basil K; ‘
Mitchell, of Jersey City. New Jersey.
Funeral sell-vices will be held this
morning st 9:80 o‘clock tram her lste‘:
eating. The
Fuji-view. New Jersey. for interment if
the (laxity plot in Furriew Cemetery.~
you-s old son of so. sad Mrs. wuiim
Some Peeple
5 who have had money left over from their l‘hrislmas
Attorney Cuneo said that Dellmtinol
and
Club checks and have opened
‘ Savings
Deaths and Funerals. 3; Accounts
Mrs. George Mitchell. 7 ‘ ’1
Mrs. Frsnoes A. Mitchell. wife of '
With the balance.
t her residence, 8 Eclipse IVcnuo/ - * g
She is survived
Maybe It Will Work That Way With 1 on
' 1923
nine. Rev. George B. Tompiuns out-l
remains will be taken to»
John F. Gotham.
r. corona, the
30h“ . nineteen?
Norwalk Chronicler